The Capacity Market is moving too far too fast

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SmartGrid GB's Robert McNamara warns the rapid implementation of a new Capacity Market risks damaging a future demand side response industry

This year's Energy Bill is the government's response to the challenge of ‘keeping the lights on' whilst trying to address key concerns of affordability, security and sustainability. Complex and covering...

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